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Toby becomes a New Yorker.

We were taking a cab across the Brooklyn Bridge the other night, and Alex and I were feeling winter blues-y. We looked at the Manhattan skyline, which usually inspires us, but instead we just jokingly sighed a Debbie-Downer-ish "Wah waah." One minute later...that's all Toby would say. Babies don't miss a thing.

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that is so cute! i am currently nannying three kids, and one is a little over one year old and on the verge of walking and talking. i will have to be *especially* careful of the things i say - especially since the older kids already remember my words like little elephants. nothing gets past them!

So precious! Being from Texas and having only been in NYC pre-kids, I'm curious how you take a cab with your baby? Do you schlep to car seat down and wait for some kind cabbie to let you install & uninstall it? Are there cabs with car seats already in them you can call ahead for? I can't imagine how it works?

that's awesome! 2 Christmases ago I did a (very very quiet) "waah waaaah" in church when the pastor made a really bad joke, and my then 3-year-old niece repeated it *really loud*! All the old people around us snickered.

That is awesome. he is so cute. Honestly, one of the best parts of parenting is when your kids start using your slang/phrases, like when my 4 year old says 'Bring it' or my 7 year old 'Fo Shizzle!' HA!

Hilarious! My toddler picked that up too- it's in one of his french Petit Ours Brun videos!! Last time we pointed to the skyline when we were driving back into the city, Roman said " I love NY" (and we've only been here 6 months!!) So I guess he's a true New Yorker now too!

tooo stinking cute! I say this "wha wha" all the time, especially after a corny joke or tweet I write.

I love how they are like little parrots and repeat these things back to us. the other day the husband and I were eating lunch with our 16 month old and one of us said "buuuutt" to which she laughed a bashful little giggle and said her version of butt. then we kept repeating it to make her laugh, to make all of us laugh, and then we realized that maybe this isn't the best thing to encourage her to say!

I'm sure I'll be the cause of phone calls coming home from school! (say it with me!- Wha, whaaaa! ) ; )

Christian, yeah, the cabs have to wait for you to install the seat (which takes about a minute). sometimes you can tell that cabs aren't stopping for you because they see your baby and the car seat! once toby and i hid behind a light post and alex flagged the cab...then we popped out and were like, Here we are with a baby and all our gear!! :)

paige, yes! i get the WORST winter blues and we have thought about moving to california. it would all come down to alex's job. since he works for the nytimes, he would have to leave his position and find another job. kind of scary! but it's definitely a daydream we have...

funny thing i just realized, after following your blog for 2+ years, if I've never heard your voice. but as i read your posts, there is definitely a sound in my head? kinda silly. but i feel like a voice is such a strong trait in someone. with everything online now, I've started to think about other people's voices (like i imagine joy from ohjoy! to have a higher pitch, ha). anyway a funny thing to think about. like do people's voices go with their perceived persona?

omg. this is too cute. Lucia likes to say "oh oh" for pretty much everything. Does Toby like cabs? Lucia LOVES them. Mostly bc she's not chained into her car seat and I hold her tight while she stares at the window calling out all the random things she sees:)